SAGINAW — The Saginaw Spirit will open their second-round playoffs series against the London Knights Friday on the road, before returning home for an Easter Sunday Game 2 at The Dow.

The Spirit proposed Game 2 being held Saturday night at 7:11 p.m., but that date conflicts with the OHL draft.

According to OHL bylaws, both teams must agree to hold a game on the day of the draft, and London vetoed the date because their general manager, Mark Hunter, is also their coach.

That leaves the Spirit hosting a game on a holiday and going up against the final round of the Masters.

"It's going to make an impact to us, having it on Sunday versus having it on Saturday," Goslin said.

The schedule includes two sets of back-to-back games, Sunday and Monday for Games 2 and 3, and Friday and Saturday for Games 5 and 6.

In recent years, select away playoff games have been aired on local television. Goslin said he's currently "not optimistic" about television broadcasts for round two games, but that the team is "working our way through that right now."